In this second edition of 'How to Study Materia Medica, many classical authors have been included: Hahnemann, Lippe, Nash, Guernsey and Kent.

This book was first written by me in the year 1981 primarily for the students who were attending my lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica at Bombay Homoeopathic Medical College. Their persistent request to show them a method of how to study materia medica, what is the significance of studying materia medica, what was the real reason to undertake such a task, etc. stimulated me to write this book.As far as I know, during early seventies, Dr.Garth Boericke's book was the only book in literature which mentioned about the different sources of materia medica, hence students were largely dependent on notes given during my lectures on materia medica to study for their exams. The students liked these notes so much that they later xeroxed my notes and circulated them to other classes and colleges.In this book I had very systematically described the definition, source, scope and limitations of materia